Thursday, December 31, 2015

It's already 2016. I didn't finish this post yesterday and I accidentally deleted the draft post and I had to redo it. But as they say, better late than never! Let's take a look with what happened last year with the trends and highlights of the year.

Friday, December 25, 2015

Here's a roundup of Christmas greetings from your favorite reverse harem titles. I'm sorry I wasn't able to post a new set of 12 days of Christmas reverse harem now that I have given birth. I was really looking forward to it. For now, enjoy the last year's version in the featured post above. Merry Christmas to you and your families!

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Gabriel is an orphan who impersonates her friend, Jeremy in an all-boy boarding school in England set in the 18th-ish century. But this is not your usual gender bender. We are all too familiar with all the tricks involved in gender bender titles where the boys are unaware of the protagonist's true sexual identity in the likes of Hana Kimi, You're Beautiful and Sungkyunkwan Scandal etc. But this one takes all the fun elements then spins it with dramatic and darker flair. There's also mature and BL themes. Not for kiddies.

Check out the trailer of Hakuouki SSL ~ sweet school life~ movie. It's the same cast from the TV series and drama. It will hit the theaters on Februrary 6, 2016. More info on CR.

The movie involves the confusion caused by the arrival of the school's first female student (played by Miku Ōno), and how the prospect of Valentine's Day romance distracts the main character from their February exams. The graduation ceremony will also play a role in the film's plot.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

There will be a new anime shorts of Hakuouki with the title, "Hakuouki ~Otogisoshi" (Hakuouki ~ Fairy-tail Book). The characters will be in their chibi form and will feature a completely new story of their everyday normal lives. More info on ANN.

The otome-turned-anime-series, "Norn9: Norn + Nonette", will start airing this January. Check out the PV. More info on CR and ANN.

Check out the PV of upcoming anime, "Sekko Boys". This is not a confirmed reverse harem. But come on an idol group and a female manager? Let's hope it is! The anime will premier on January. More info on ANN and official site.

Sekkō Boys is a unit of four stone figures — the military saint and group leader Saint Giorgio, history's original celebrity Medici, the strikingly handsome and multi-talented Hermes, and the god of war Mars who is earnest about love — who become idiosyncratic idols. The story depicts their efforts to make it in the entertainment world with their female manager Miki Ishimoto, who just graduated from college.

The theme song and the cast of the upcoming, "Prince of Stride Alternative" have been added on the anime's official website. More info on ANN. There will also be a manga side story, "Prince of Stride: Galaxy Rush", which will center on rival school, Nishihoshi Academy. Read more on ANN.

The stage adaptation of Akatsuki no Yona added cast from the Water Tribe that was not covered in the anime. More info on ANN.

In the game's story, the protagonist is sent back in time to the Sengoku period, where she meets notable historical figures such as Oda Nobunaga (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita), Date Masamune (Kazuki Katou), and Sanada Yukimura (Yoshimasa Hosoya). Several of the game's other cast members appeared at the announcement event: Kenji Akabane (Sarutobi Sasuke) Hiroaki Miura (Uesugi Kenshin), and Toshiki Masuda (Tokugawa Ieyasu).

Are you fan of Hato Moa's pigeons? Back the Hatoful Boyfriend Official Plush Kickstarter project.

Here's the cover of the fifth installment of The Selection series. Taken from HarperCollins. Pre-order here.

Please join Goodreads Choice Awards 2015. "P.S. I Still Love You" is nominated under Best Young Adult Fiction while "The Heir" is nominated under Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Check out The Academy's Introductions Collector's Edition which will be available in paperback only. It includes Academy-inspired recipes and popular alternate POV story, Meeting Sang. Pre-order here.

Monday, November 9, 2015

We thought the Selection trilogy ended when Prince Maxon chose America. But it continues in it's fourth installment with their now eighteen year old daughter, Eadlyn, holding a Selection of her own with 35 candidates. Spoilers ahead.

Monday, October 26, 2015

Here's the preview of Snow White with the Red Hair OAD which will ship out in January 5. More info on ANN.

Here's the cast of the 7th Hakuouki play, Musical Hakuouki: Shinsengumi Kitan. It will run from January 4-11 and January 15-17. More info on ANN.

Alice in the Country of Hearts will have a revival performance in January 16-24.The musical will have seven different ending in seven different days featuring Blood, Elliot, Peter, Ace, Boris, Julius and Nightmare. More info on ANN.

"Tantei Team KZ Jiken" Thanks to anonymous tip. Here's the synopsis from ANN:

Aya Tachibana is a sixth-grader who frets and obsesses over friends, family, grades, and more. One day, she joins the "Tantei Team KZ" with four very idiosyncratic boys she met at cram school. There is the glib and attention-grabbing leader Kazuomi Wakatake, the mysterious "expert of personal relationships" Takakazu Kuroki, the smart and stoic math genius Kazunori Uesugi, and the sweet-hearted Kazuhiko Kozuka who is good at social matters and science. Aya finds her place among them as the "language expert." "Tantei Team KZ" gets involved in modern-day cases, and even if they bicker from time to time, they collaborate by pooling each of their talents and skills to solve these cases.

"Bromance"- Here's the synopsis from Viki:

Could anyone be more excited to reach her 25th birthday? Pi Ya Nuo (Megan Lai) had an inauspicious start to her life. When she was born 25 years ago, her parents and extended family – along with their fortuneteller – eagerly awaited her arrival in the delivery room so that they could bless the beginning of the Pi family’s heir. Upon hearing her first cry, the fortuneteller predicted on the spot that the baby boy would be a great success and a natural-born leader. But when the nurses announce that the baby is a girl, the stunned fortuneteller immediately announces that the girl would not survive her childhood unless she lives as a boy for the first 25 years of her life. Only then can Ya Nuo change her bad fate and bring prosperity to her family. On her 25th birthday, Ya Nuo can go back to her true gender without any repercussions. Doomed to live her life as a boy, Ya Nuo is shy and always tries to keep her distance to people to hide her true identity, and the mysterious aloofness makes her irresistible to the girls around her. One day, she accidentally helps out Du Zi Feng (Baron Chen), who happens to be a triad leader, and his sister, Du Zi Han (Mandy Tao). While Zi Han falls in love with Ya Nuo, Zi Feng becomes Ya Nuo’s “sworn brother” and best friend. With her 25th birthday fast approaching, will Ya Nuo find her much-anticipated return to being a female will be as easy as she had hoped?

Monday, October 19, 2015

Check out the cast of the upcoming stage play, Akatsuki no Yona. The play will from March 16-21. More info on ANN.

The cast of the "Prince of Stride" anime had been posted in the official website. More info on ANN.

The contest is now open worldwide. There will be two winners for each countries/continent. Check out the announcement.

Idea Factory International will be holding a press event on December 3rd. Two lucky fans will be chosen to try the new upcoming games, meet the special guests and get some goodies. The contest is open to 21 years old and above. It ends on October 21 10am PDT. Check out the announcement.

I've also updated the cover and release date of The Ghost Bird Series Book # 8 Healing Power of Sugar. Check out the Fall Reverse Harem post. I've also added From 5 to 9 mobile wallie on Hello September.

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Kindan Princess (Volume 1-complete) story by Satoko Satsuki and art by Jun Nanase

Momoka's mother asked four boys in her school to seduce her daughter. Yep, just one line and twelve words to describe the plot of a smutty manga. It's the second story in the manga and composes of two chapters only. I haven't read smut in a long time. Here I was, just innocently aiming to read a completed manga and tada! How could a mother do this to her daughter? But in the brighter side of things, the first story is much more disturbing and not a reverse harem, by the way. I'm sorry for this very short review! haha Not for minors, okay?!

Monday, October 12, 2015

Shirayuki escapes from her kingdom when Prince Raji tries to make her his concubine because of her red hair. She meets Zen, the first prince of Clarines and joins him in his kingdom where she tries to hone her skills as a herbalist.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Watch the TV commercial spot of Dance with Devils. The anime started airing last October 7. From: ANN

Here's the cast of the new musical adaptation of Kamisama Kiss. The actors reprises the roles of Naname, Tomoe, Kurama and Onikiri while the actors of Mizuki, Kotetsu and Narukama were replaced. The play will run from January 15-21. More info on ANN.

Artmove, who's behind the otome publisher, Quinrose, have filed for bankruptcy. They brought the games, Heart no Kuni no Alice and Arabian Lost. More info on ANN.

The latest issue of Hana to Yume comes with an extra special treat of a clearfile from Yona of the Dawn. The steam effect can be peeled which can be seen at the mangaka's tweet. From: Crunchyroll

Aoharu x Machinegun ends in a non-reverse harem note but I still enjoyed it. And here's a spoiler (sorry!) from the manga, there will be a fourth member in Toy Gun Gun Team as seen above. From: Juinkadsuki

English Otome Games and Idea Factory partners together for a giveaway of four limited sets of Amnesia Memories. Available in North America and Europe only until November 1. Check out EOG's tumblr.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Avalon wakes up with painful memories and she finds herself fighting for her innocence. It doesn't help that all the boys have been mind-warped. Good thing, she still finds unlikely allies inside the academy. The series ends with a new threat against the school, their kind and most especially to Avalon. The books were given for free in exchange for honest review. Spoilers ahead.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Joo in Hyung is a very positive girl who lives by herself and who strives hard to fulfill her dreams. She's also a big fan of the idol group, GOT, who goes in the same school with her. Then one day four mysterious boys with strange powers appear to protect her.